Trainee Program

Earn while you learn with us.

Create a meaningful career, and yourself.

Combine studies with work, all while receiving professional and financial support.

Our Trainee Program is a unique three-year opportunity that offers real paid work experience while you complete your degree. Why not get ahead of the curve and graduate with both a degree and full-time, relevant work experience? You'll set yourself up for a successful and fulfilling career by gaining an early insight into what areas of work you're most passionate about.

Putting what you're learning at uni into practice, you'll join our Assurance, Private Clients or Tax teams to work on solving our complex client problems. And like many Trainees before you, you may also receive an offer to join us as a full-time Graduate afterwards.

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Are you ready to create meaningful change?

If you’re a first year single degree student or a second year double degree student, our Trainee Program might be for you. We look for students from a range of degree backgrounds including Accounting, Commerce, Information Technology, Law – just to name a few!

As a Trainee you’ll be assessed against the competencies of our global framework, the PwC Professional. This is how we define and encourage leadership at all levels - from Vacationer to Partner. Learn more about the framework and the skills we look for here.

What is the difference between a Trainee and a Vacationer?

As a Trainee, you'll embark on a three-year journey of combined work and study with PwC. You'll joing us as a full-time employee while you study part-time for 2 years. For the third year you'll return to full-time study to complete your degree. Most Trainees will then return by joining our Graduate Program.

This is different to the Vacation Program, which is a full-time internship spanning between 3 and 8 weeks.

Who is eligible to apply?

Students in their first year of a three year single degree or students in their second year of a four year double degree are eligible to apply for the program.

If you're in the process of a completing a degree that is more than four years, you would follow the pattern: first year of a three year degree, second year of a four year degree, third year of a five year degree and so on.

What’s the recruitment process?

Apply online and complete the application form (Guess what? You don’t need a CV)

Complete an online aptitude test

Record a video interview

Attend an assessment centre

Once you complete the process, offers will be issued from your local recruiter.

At PwC, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is an important part of everything we do. As part of this commitment, we want to remove any conscious or unconscious bias from impacting the recruitment process. Therefore, we no longer require you to upload a CV or resume as part of the application process. We care about your potential and ability, and look for people whose purpose and passions align with our values. We hope this will help create a more equitable, fair and diverse application experience for you.

Academic transcripts will only be requested upon successfully reaching final stage of assessment to verify your degree.

What do you look for in a candidate?

As a Trainee you’ll be assessed against the competencies of our global framework, the PwC Professional. This is how we define and encourage leadership at all levels - from Vacationer to Partner. Learn more about the framework and the skills we look for here.

Am I paid as a Trainee?

Which areas of the business look for Trainees?

Will taking part in this program affect the length of my undergraduate degree?

Becoming a Trainee means you’ll take one extra year to complete your degree. During your first two years of full-time work you will be provided 1 day a week of paid study leave and exam leave (as you’ll be studying part-time). If towards the completion of the Trainee Program you meet the applicable graduate criteria, you may be offered a graduate role.

By completing the program you are gaining invaluable training, industry experience, and professional development before you’ve even graduated. The Trainee Program will set you up for a successful career and give you a priceless advantage when it comes to applying for Graduate roles.

I need an adjustment for a disability. What do I do?

PwC recognises the benefits of diversity and is committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, including the number of employees with disability.

As part of our commitment to creating a culture of inclusion, if you have a disability we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.

During the application process you will be asked if you require any adjustments to our recruitment process or if you anticipate needing any workplace adjustments to enable you to perform the role you're applying for. If so, please specify and discuss with your recruiter on first contact. By letting us know we can help you to perform at your best.